Abstract
This study mainly investigates the effect and optimization of process parameters on surface integrity including white layer thickness and crack density in wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) of tungsten tool YG15 which is one of the most important hardened stainless steel alloys used in the mold industries. In this paper, four input process parameters including pulse-on time, pulse current, water pressure, and feed rate were set during WEDM experiment, and three output characteristics including surface roughness (SR), white layer thickness (WLT), and surface crack density (SCD) were taken as the performance criteria of surface integrity. Then an experiment for central composite design (CCD) of processing the tungsten tool YG15 has been conducted according to response surface methodology (RSM). After analyzing the experimental results and optimizing the WEDM process using two different methods namely backpropagation neural network combined with genetic algorithm (BPNN-GA) and Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (NSGA-II), the optimal solution can be obtained. The analysis results manifest that the pulse-on time and pulse current have a significant effect on the SR, WLT, and SCD. Moreover, several confirmation tests were carried out to verify the efficiency of the optimization methods, and then the more appropriate method was demonstrated by the comparison of optimization results. According to analysis and discussion of results, the most suitable process parameter combinations can be obtained to guide the actual machine, which contribute to increase the surface integrity and accuracy of WEDM and simultaneously reduce the ratio of disqualification for industrial application.
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Zhang, Z., Ming, W., Huang, H. et al. Optimization of process parameters on surface integrity in wire electrical discharge machining of tungsten tool YG15. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 81, 1303–1317 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-015-7266-0
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